Sometime last year, a few Photoshop gurus got together and made some very funny “mini” versions of their favorite cars. The trend caught on, and soon lots of people were taking their favorite cars, and through the process of image manipulation, made them mini versions of themselves.
Toyota's involvement with Lotus has been heavily publicized in the past, having been heralded as Lotus' ticket to volume, reliability, and mainstream adoration. Why is it then, that along with all the news pummeling Toyota in recent weeks, I haven't heard anything about a massive Lotus safety recall on the big car sites?
This past Saturday, Exotics And Luxury attended Cars for the Cure, an annual car show held in Lake Mary, Florida. Car owners with a plethora of tastes get together to show their cars, have a good time, and help support a good cause. All money raised benefits the American Lung Association.
Another wicked batch of modified & exotic cars. Among these photos is Jason Spezza's (Ottawa Senators) new Black Mercedes Benz CLS 63 slammed with Lowenhart LSR wheels.
There is much to smile about as Lotus introduced their newest Elise. It is true that most people who drive the Lotus are happy, and even the Elise is grinning ear to ear. A revised front bumper, splitter, and clamshell gives the Elise a happy look; something you would expect to see from a smiling character in the movie Cars.
The British sports car maker Lotus - owned byMalaysia's Proton - is developing a new mid-engined Lotus Esprit, due for launch in 2007. These photos show a first mule in high-speed testing at the N\303\274rburgring. It has wider fenders and a big rear wing than the current car.
The NHTSA releases a summary of fuel economy performance every so often, which ranks automakers according to how well their vehicles respond to fuel economy. The list is as follows:
Some crazy rich guy (named Jimmy, apparently) wasn’t happy with the scale-busting weight of his Lotus Elise, so he gave it to some tuners in Hong Kong to fabricate a new one - completely out of carbon fiber! Ok, it’s not all made from carbon, but it’s damn close.
Although Lotus is still cranking out new versions of the Elise, work is also under way on a replacement for the Esprit. It will hit the streets around 2008 and is expected to use a BMW V8 for power while sticking with the Lotus mantra of minimal weight. Although this test mule was spotted on the Nurburgring wearing an older Esprit shell, the odd proportions suggest this is most likely a test mule for the chassis of the new supercar.
Back in 2007, Hennessey Performance Engineering originally announced the forthcoming Venom GT supercar. There have been many different variations and renderings over the last couple of years but it looks like the company has finally settled on a concept and some preliminary specs. The Hennessey Venom GT will feature a V8 engine rated up to 1,200 horsepower with a curb weight just under 2,400 pounds.
This is just too good to pass up and not mention, Lotus makers of all things light and tossable, have already announced a variant for their upcoming, but not-out-to-the-public Evora 2+2.
Lotus Cars USA, the subsidiary of Lotus Cars in North America, today unveiled the MY2007 Lotus Sport Exige Cup. Unveiled at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, the 252 hp, supercharged and intercooled sportscar is a completely out-of-the-box track car with a specification designed
The concept behind M250 is to produce another superlative drivers car, in the same mould as the Elise, but with technical refinements and enhancements made possible through what weve learned from over 50 years of sportscar development.
Yesterday, Chrysler/Fiat’s new CEO Sergio Marchionne presented the 5-year business plan he hopes will save Chrysler, and bring Fiat back to the US market for the first time in nearly 30 years. The company presented its plan during a live, seven-hour-long marathon webcast, which was notable for two things: first, a virtually unprecedented willingness to discuss future product, and, second, the conspicuous absence of New Chrysler’s much-ballyhooed ENVI electric-vehicle division.
Forcedfed's Lotus Elise Sport 275 turbocharger kit adds a 7psi boost from a Garrett GT28R ball-bearing turbocharger. Priced at $8,995, it is selling so well that he didn't object when the staff suggested even more extensive revisions, including a full Race 380R package that costs even more than the car.
More super sweet photos from the 2007 Bullrun Kick OFF in Montreal... Porsche 928, Mercedes-Benz CLK-DTM, 300c drop top with lambo doors slammed with 22's......more....
Today, the North Coast Triump Association hosted its 18th Annual British Car Show at Shaker Square, in Cleveland, Ohio. The event featured a wide variety of classic, vintage and modern vehicles of UK origin. There was a nice mixture of brands such as Jaguar, Aston Martin, Austin Healey, Triump, MG, Lotus, Triump, Rolls Royce, Morgan and DeLorean.
Single people, nobody is stopping you from buying the racetrack-friendly Lotus Elise you lust after. With no minivan blocking your garage, you have room for that Corvette convertible.
Hero Group, a $4-billion company, might bring out a passenger car very soon. The company is in talks with Proton Holding, Malaysia's national carmaker to manufacture cars.
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